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Ernst von Leyser | |
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 Ernst von Leyser in 1941 | |
| Born | 18 November 1889 Steglitz, Brandenburg, German Empire |
| Died | 23 September 1962 (aged 72) Garstedt, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1909–45 |
| Rank |  General of the Infantry |
| Commands | 269th Infantry Division XXVI Army Corps XV Mountain Army Corps XXI Mountain Army Corps (Germany) |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Ulrich Hans von Leyser (German pronunciation: [ˈeʁnst ˈuːlʁiːx ˈxans fon ˈlaɪsa]) (18 November 1889 – 23 September 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several army corps.
After the war, in 1947, Leyser was tried for war crimes committed in the Balkans and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment during the Hostages Trial; his sentence was commuted to time served and he was released in 1951.